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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-201-51-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFunnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypothesesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
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